About MotDs

For 2025

I’m on a quest to create one large (48”x48”) mandala, one puzzle piece at a time, one day at a time. A lot of work went into prepping for this first day to happen…now my plan is to play with painting each of these pieces, without knowing how it’s all going to look in the turn out in the end. When done, it will be the Archangel Mandala number 4 whose message is: “we are all, individually, part of the whole—as one.”

For 2024

Went back to a similar system from 2022. This time I’m cutting all the papers to a 4”x4” size. Ahead of the year, I searched high and low for every possible “value” word I could find. I came up with 377 words and their definitions. Each day I randomly choose a word and one of the papers. Using a variety of paint pens, I draw out a representation of that word.

For 2023

Every week I created a new mandala design. Then each day of that week, I’d do a different coloring of it using either color pencils, pen & ink, watercolor crayons, markers, or some variation of some or all of them. About halfway through the year, I went digital. I used Procreate (painting app for ipad). It took my colorings to a whole new level…plus it was a lot of fun to use.

For 2022

Throughout the year I made a variety of background papers with watercolors and/or ink. I cut the papers into 6”x6” or 5”x7” pieces. Then each day I’d randomly choose a paper, connect with the energy of it, draw out what came to mind in either black ink or white ink. When done, I received a word or phrase that represented the theme of that mandala.

For 2018-2021

I took a much needed break.

For 2016 and 2017

Based on your feedback I tweaked my MotD system. Each week (beginning on Fridays) has its own theme. On Sundays, I create a simple mandala design based on the theme which you can then download to color for yourself. Thursdays I showcase one of your colorings of that mandala or my own coloring of it.

For 2015

I selected each mandala of the day as the spirit moved me. As I spotted images that inspired me, moved me, or caught my eye, I showcased them. While I kept away from any kind of order, I did my best to mix up the images to present them in a more random order.

About This Blog

This blog is about building a community of us Mandala Enthusiasts…
those of us who love to create them, those of us who love to color them, and those of us who love to see them in a variety of ways…from the obvious to the obscure.